Horse-collar.



G. A. JOHNSEN.

HORSE COLLAR.

. APPLICAUON FILED 1AN.26.1918.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

Application filed January 26, 1918. Serial No. 214,009.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GUs'rAv A. JoHNsEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Emerson, in the county of Dixon and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in horse collars, and has for one of its objects to provide such a construction that the hames will be supported to advantage for sustaining the stresses directed thereto, also to provide a collar which may be conveniently applied, will be durable in use, and may be conveniently manufactured.

Another object is' to provide a horse collar consisting of a pair of side sections to which the tugs are attached, these sections being supported by a saddle or neck-pad and pivotally connected with the hames between the ends thereof so that the throat and breast of the animal may remain practically uncovered, saidv pivotal connections permitting a rocking movement of the sections so that stresses from the tugs will not cause an endwise movement of the hames. The invention also includes means for adjustments of the side sections, longitudinally of the hames, this being an advantage since horses vary in size and muscular development.

Another object is to provide a pair of side sections so arranged and supported from the top of the neck that they will bear upon the j muscles at the sides of the shoulders and at such a distance from the throat that breathing will not be interfered with and that undue perspiration may be avoided.

Another object is the provision of means for making adjustments of the hames so that either the hames or side sections may be maintainedA at greater or lesser distances from the saddle or neck-pad, this being a desirable feature so that the collar may be used upon horsesdiifering in shoulder development, also may be used upon horses having abrasions or gall sores upon the neck or shoulders.

Another object is is to provide a pair of side sections, each of which will consist of an outer and an inner wing, so that during operation, all of the stresses from the tugs will be directed to the outer wings, the inner wings being disposed in contact ywith the shoulder, this being for the purpose of preventing chang or abrasions of the skin.

The invention also includes flexible connections for the outer wings of the side sections with the hames to prevent a communication of sudden yjolts or vibrations to the hames from the tugs.

The invention has reference to the provision of an elongated saddle or neck-pad so constructed that chafing of the upper part of the neck or injury lto the mane may be avoided, also to Vsuch a mounting of the side sections upon the saddle that, duringoperation, the vhames and side sections will be elevated or lowered automatically with ref-A erence to the saddle, according to the stresses directed to the side sections by the tugs, this being a matter of importance since it equalizes the draft, and p-revents formation of gall sores generally occasioned by horse collars. Also the invention includes a saddle for the neck which will have a sufficient length so that the hames, when supported from the ends of the saddle, will cause a part of the stresses to be sustained by the neck as well as the shoulders.

v Vith the foregoing objects in view and othersto be hereinafter mentioned, the invention presents a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, where- 1n,-

Figure 1 is a view showing one of the sides of the collar. Fig. 2 is a view showing the side of the collar opposite to the side shown in Fig. 1, a part of a connecting-plate being broken away. F ig.v 3 isa lfront view of the collar, the hames being connected. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail showing the saddle ory neck-pad in transverse section. Fig. 5 is a. i

sectional view on line`5-,-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a lsectional view on line 6 6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detail to clearly show one of the clips or brackets for the hames to provide a pivotal mounting for the side sections, and to provide longitudinal adjustments for said pivotal mounting.

Referring now to the drawing, numerals 8 indicate a p air of hames connected at their upper endsby the strap 9, their lower ends being adapted to be connected by the strap 10, the strap 9 being slidably disposed inl one of the recesses 11 of the elongated saddle or neckpad 12, said recesses being formed between the spacing-blocks 13` intermediate the top of the saddle l2 and the strip 14, said strip 14, at its rear end, being`A preferably provided with a ring 15 to whicha part of a harness may be connected.

By referring to Fig.'4 vit will be seen that the saddle 12 is provided at its lower `part with a pair of lobes 0 these being elongated, and of such form in transverse section that the'yfproject'Y inwardly to engage the neck, above the shoulders, and have an arcuate part Y) at the upper part of the saddle. Also it will be noted that the upper end of the haines aresoc'onnected that these parts are disposedf'at' the outer sides of the lobes a, and in operation the stresses from the upper ends of thehames will be directed to the lobes, the advantage on account of this feature being that the top of the neck beneath the rearel'id ofthe saddle will be relieved from any undue pressure.

`Numerals 16 (Figf4.) indicate a pair of reinforcingstrips which extend, preferably, the entire length of andare disposed within .the lobes a, tending to prevent bending of the lobes transversely andy thereby equalizing the ytransverse pressure directed thereto by thehames. The outer cover for the lobes is "incised"s as indicated at c, the adjacent edges of the incisions 4being removably' oo n-` nectedfpreferably, by vlacing-strands 17, as bestshown 'in Figsl and2, so that flexible iillers 18 ymay be inserted."v

As ythus idescribedthe lobes `operate as elongated holders'or pockets, and may be readily opened for increasing or decreasing the quant-ity of thevfiller therein, and therevby the lobes mayfb'echanged in form to proj ect inwardly for making a suitable contact with 'thatpart of the animal above the shoulders and 'below the mane whereby the formation ofgall-sores lmay be prevented,

and" injury or lundue wearing away of the.

mane also prevented since the manewill not be engagedl bythe' saddle. It' should be statedthat the form of the saddle 12 and its length are quite necessary'to operation, and the saddle should have a'seating conforming to theshape ofthe top ofthe shoulders and neck in orderl to resist stresses, for during operation, the'i several straps 40 and 9, best shown inFigs. `1 and 2, play in the recesses transversely of thesaddle.

Numerals 19 indicate' a pair of side sections, each consisting, in part, of an inner wing 20 and'` an outer wing 21, these wings being constructed of leather or other, attenuated, flexible material, as maybe desired.

Upon the inner," concav'ed part of each hameis mounted a bracket 22, best shown in 11, and 'have slidable movements therein,

Figs.' 5 and 7 ,said bracket having apertures 23 formed thereinI at' longitudinal intervals.

I provideV a pair of supporting-frames or rocker-members 24, asbest shownl in Fig. 5, each being preferably constructed of sheet metal and'y of U-shape in cross-section, and

hacerse l ing movements on the llames.

The inner wings 20 of the side sections are secured to the metallic rocker-members 24 by means of rivets 26, spacing-strips 27 preferably beingy interposed between said inner wings and members 24. Upon the outer side of each U-shaped, metallic rocker 24 is mounted, by means of keepers 28, a supporting-plate 29, traversed by a bolt 25.

The outer wing 21 is provided with a pair of supporting-plates 30, as best shown in F ig. 6, said plates being maintained adjacent to each other by a plurality.y of spacingblocks 31, and each outer wing and a pair of supporting-plates 30 are removably connected by bolts 32. l

Numerals 33 indicate a plurality of flexible loops, each being provided with. a ring 34, and by means of a lacing-strip; 35, engaging in apertures 36 of the pair. of plates 30 and in .rings 34, each outer wing 21. may have a mounting independent of the inner wing 20, the flexible loops 33 beingin. engagement with the convexed side of members 24 and being slidable thereon, and being disposed beneath the supporting-plate 29 and also being disposed betweeny thespacingstrips y27 and inner wings.

On account of they construction. just described, the outer` wings 21, towhic'h the tugs 37 are attached by bolts cl, may have swinging movements Vindependently of the inner wings 20, softhat the latterwill not cause chafing of the skin of the animal; also the flexible connectiony provided by thestrap 35 permits adjustments tobe made l,sothat the louter wing maybe disposed forwardly o r rearwardly withreference to the inner wing, andif one of Jthe flexible loops 33 becomes injured or broken, a vnew-one may be conveniently replaced. y

Upon each bolt 25, vwhich provides a pivotal mounting` for a rocker 24,l is mounted a bracket 38 which is provided .with yrings 39 for a convenient connection with parts of a harness, and provided also with. an apertured flange e. I n

Slidablyv mounted inrecesses 11l are a plurality .of flexible straps 40, each Vbeing provided with a ring 41gat onelof itsends, the, opposite ends of these straps being disposed betweenthe pair of connecting-plates.42,:-as best shownin Figs. 2 and 4, said straps being supportedby pins 43 which have ,bearings in saidplates. The plates 42are, held together byl means of stud-bolts 44, and therefore if oneo'f. the straps-40 becomes injured it may be readily. removed, and replaced by another.

Numeral45 indicates a single connectingj A more remote from I with the lower part of the hames.

per end for receiving a lacing-strip 47 which engages in the rings 41 of straps 40 and in said apertures 46, and it will be appreciated that, by means of the lacingstrip, the plate 45 may be adjusted to positions near to or the saddle.

Numeral 48, best shown in Fig. 1, indicates an adjusting strap which engages in the aperture of the flange e of the bracket 38 and in the aperture 49 of the plate 45, and by its use, the front end of one of the side sections may be elevated or'lowered, and as best shown in Fig. 2, an adjusting strap 50 is also employed, this being in all respects the same as the strap 48, said strap 50 engaging in the apertures 51 of the pair of connecting-plates 42 and an apertured flange e of a bracket 38. j

As described, it will be 'noted that on ac` count of the length of the saddle 12 and parts connected therewith, the hames are provided with two supports, one being the strap 9 at the rear end of the saddle, said strap connecting with the upper ends of the hames, the other being the straps 48 and 50 at or near the front end of the saddle, connecting By this arrangement two important advantages are derived, one being that the wings are caused to be disposed, normally, adjacent to the muscles of the breast and shoulders instead ofin contact therewith at times when stresses are not directed to the tugs, to prevent resulting heat and perspiration which is usually occasioned in the use of collars of ordinary construction which circumscribe the neck; another advantage of importance being that when stresses are directed to the hames by the tugs, apart of the stresses vwill be sustained by the front partof the saddle, the rearward movement of the side sections being communicated to said front part ofthe saddle by said straps 48 and 50.

Since the straps. 40 are slidably mounted in the recesses 11 as well as the strap 9, it is considered that this feature causes an equalination of the draft, and that substantially equal stresses will be directed to the hames by the tugs, for it will be understood that if resistance 1s applied to one tug by a load, the

straps 40 and 9 may slide in said recesses.

While I have described construction in detail, it has been for the purpose of clearly explaining the preferred arrangement of parts, and I may change the details in minor particulars if found to be of advantage, and size, form and proportion of parts may be changed without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope thereof being determined by the appended claims.

1 claim,-`

1. A horse collar, comprising, in combination with a pair of hames, an elongated saddle member provided with recesses near its ends and opening on its sides, a strap slidingfmovements `upon the hames,

ably disposed in a recess near one end of the elongated saddle for connecting the upper ends of the hames, side sections mounted on the hames, and a plurality of straps slidably disposed in the recesses near the opposite end of the elongated saddle and provided with devices for a connection with and between the ends of said hames.

2.- A horse collar consisting of an elongated saddle, a flexible member on the saddle adapted to slide transversely thereof and connecting the upper ends of the hames, a pair of side sections adapted to be connected with the tugs, each side section having a pivotal mounting upon and between the ends of a hame, and a plurality of flexible members having a connection with the side 'sections and adapted to have slidable movements upon and transversely of the saddle.

3. A horse collar consisting of a saddle, a strap on the saddle for connecting the upper ends of the hames, a plurality of flexible loops circumscribing the hames, a pair of flexible wings disposed on the inner sides and having a pivotal connection with the hames, a second pair of flexible wings disposed outwardly of the flexible wings of the first'pair, each flexible wing of the second pair being connected with a tug and having a connection with the flexible loops of a hame, and a flexible member on the saddle having a connection with the first named pair of flexible wings.

4. A horse collar, comprising, in combination with a pair of flexibly connected hames each being provided intermediate its ends with a pivot-pin, a pair of supporting-frames mounted for swinging movements on the pivot-pins, flexible loops circumscribing the hames and supporting-frames, a pair of flexible wings at the innersides of the hames each being movable with a supporting-frame, a second pair of flexible wings each being connected' with a tug and disposed at the outer side of a flexible wing of the lirstpair and flexibly connected with the loops of a haine. t

5. A horse collar, comprising, Iin combination with a pair of flexibly connected hames, a pair of side sectionsmounted for swingeach side section including a flexible wing dis osed at the inner side of a hame and a second) flexible wing disposed outwardly of a first named wing for a connection with a tug.

6. A horse collar, comprising, in combination with a pair of hames, an elongated saddle member provided with recesses near its ends to open on its sides, a strap slidably mounted in a recess near the rear end of the saddle for connecting the upper ends of the hames, side sections mounted on the hames, a plurality of straps slidably mounted in the recesses near the front end of the saddle and provided with devices for a connection with the side sections,V and. devices engaging the sidesectionsand haines forv adjusting the mounting lofthe side sections at longitudinal intervalsof-the ham-es.

`7;.A\ horse^collarl consisting of an elongated saddle, a: longitudinally adjustable, flexible member on the saddle adapted to slide transverselyl thereof and connecting the upperl ends -of the haines, a pair of-side sections adapted to be connected with the tugs,y each side section having a pivotal mountingA upon ahame, means .to adj ust the pivotal mountingof each side section longitudinally ofia llame7 anda plurality of: flexible members having ay connection With the side sections and: adapted to-have slidable movements transversely ofand in' engagement With the saddle..

8. 'A horse-collarconsistingof a saddle, a longitudinally adjustable strapon the saddle for connecting the upper ends of,l the llames, a plurality of flexible loops circum-A scribing the hames,-afpairfof flexible Wings disposed at'the innery sides and having a pivotal connection With thel hames, means to adjusty the pivotal connection of;l said vvings longitudinally of" the llames, asecond pairroffflexiblevvfings disposed outwardly of and adjacent to the. flex-ible Wings ofthe 'first pair,l eachvflexiblefxvingi of the second being connected With a tug and having a connection -Withrthe flexible loops-of a hame, a flexible member on the saddle having,- a connection yWith the flexible vWings of the first ynamed painfand means to adjust the connection: ofthe Wings of the second pair with; theloopsof the-hames to-permit said Wings to be disposed Yat selected distances `from said loops.

9. A horse '-collar, compris-ingg in combination with a pairfof flexibly connectedl hames each being provided with apivot-pin, of 'supporting-frames: mountedv for rocking movements on the pivotpins, flexible loops circumscribingv the haines and supportingframes, a: pair of flexible Wings at theinner sides of the haines, each being movablevvith a supporting-frame, a second pair of flexible Gallica@ otthisfpatentfmayf be' obtained fer'y ve: cents each, .by addressing; the` pair a pair igaeafzsz wings each `bei-ng:connected with a tug.; and disposed atfthe .outer side-of a f flexible vWing ofthe first-pair and flexibly connected With theloopsof a hame, meansfor. adjusting the flexible. connection of the second pair` to dispose them at selected distances from. the supporting'-frames and means toadjust each pivot-pinto dispose itat selected-intervals longitudinally of a haine. n

l0. A horse collar, comprising asaddle,l a plurality ofi straps. engaging vand l adapted to have slidable movements ytransversely of-the saddle and having aconnectiony With the hames, a pairy of side sections pivotally mounted fon the haines, each side sectionfincludinga flexible Wing disposed at lthe. inner side of a hame and a second flexible Wing disposed outwardly of a firstnamed Wing for. a connectionvvith a tug, and'v means to adjusty they pivotal,mountingof. the side ysections longitudinally of, the haines..

11. Ahorsecollar consistingi of a saddle, af strapon the saddle for ,connecting the ofthe. flexible Wings Y upper Iends of the haines, a plurality of flexible loops eircumscribing the llames, a pair, of flexible Wings disposedat the inner sides and liavinga lpivotal connection With the hames, means toadjust the pivotal connection of said Wings longitudinally ofthe hames a second pairof flexiblelwings for a connection-With apair oftugs and: disposed out- Wardlyof and adjacenty tothe flexible Wings of. the first pair, apertured reinforcingplates on. thel flexible Wings of `.the second y pair, lacingfstrands connecting the reinforcingfplates With the flexibleloops of the hames,. and a longitudinally adjustable member on the saddle having .a connection with.l the flexible Wings of th'evfirst named ain. p Inl-,estimonyy whereof, I have affixed my signature in presence of twovvitnesses..

GUSTAV A. JOHNSEN Witnesses :r

D; C..4 LEAMER, G. E'. TEN Excxl y Washington, IMC. 

